Fuchsia plant

ABSTRACT

This invention relates to a new and improved fuchsia plant, the principal new and different characteristic of which is the combination of the rose red sepals with the lavender corolla.

The plant was derived as a sport from the fuchsia, Dark Eyes, eachflower of which has a large, violet-blue corolla and red sepals. Thefuchsia plant is distinguished principally by its deep to medium greenfoliage, vigorous trailing habit of growth, distinctive rose red sepalsand lavender colored corolla marked with rose red veins, which have notpreviously been found in this combination in any other trailing fuchsiaplant, and has been asexually reproduced in Springfield, Ill., from acultivated sport cutting taken from the parent plant. Because of itsunique color combination, it is unusually decorative in hanging baskets.

The plant is of a trailing variety and grows vigorously, throwing manytrailing branches during the process of growth. When the plant blooms,the round, slightly flat, rose red colored buds open into large doubleflowers and expose a corolla that is of a lavender color (RHS 76A). Theflower has no fragrance.

In the accompanying illustrations, the lower figure shows the branchtips, including both buds and fully opened blossoms, the illustrationrepresenting the actual size.

A detailed description of the new variety of plant follows:

Habit of growth: Strong, trailing variety that grows vigorously,throwing out numerous trailing branches, which in turn areself-branching. Flowers occur both along the stem and at the tips of thebranches.

Foliage: Medium sized, medium to dark green leaves, deeply veined,having smooth edges, evenly spaced along the branches. The leaves are ofa general broad heart shape, the buds are short, round and slightly flaton the bottom and are rose red in color. (Exotica Color Chart 31+).

Flower: The flower is double, of medium size. The corolla is open andflaring. The color is lavender (RHS 76A) which is the outstandingdifference and distinctive feature of this plant.

Ovary: Medium small and light green.

Style: Short, broad and rose red. (Exotica Color Chart 31+).

Petals: The centrally located petals are substantially of a small, tulipshaped configuration while the outer petals are clustered in a flaredarray. Both the centrally located and outer petals are of a lavendercolor (RHS 76A) and have rose red (Exotica Color Chart 31+) veinmarkings as above described.

Stamens: The stamens are long, approximately 2-21/2 inches in lengthmeasured from the peduncle to the stigma and are of a rose red color(Exotica Color Chart 31+).

Sepals: Rose red (Exotica Color Chart 31+).

Parentage: This fuchsia was derived as a sport from Dark Eyes.

It is noted that the foliage and flowers will vary somewhat with theseasons and growing conditions; however, the fuchsia plant is clearlydifferentiated from others by the lavender color of the petals.

Having thus disclosed by discovery I claim:
 1. The new and distinctvariety of fuchsia plant herein described and illustrated, characterizedby the rose red sepals in combination with the lavender petals markedwith rose red veins.